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With Spirit of St Louis in the June 7 Manhattan Stakes (G1T) and undefeated Kentucky Oaks (G1) winner Good Cheer in the June 6 Acorn Stakes (G1), there's plenty of attention on their sire, Medaglia d'Oro, at this year's Belmont Stakes weekend.

Maryland's Fair Hill Training Center will replace its seven-furlong Tapeta Footings track this summer, an upgrade from one of the synthetic surface's earliest installations to the company's newest iteration Tapeta 13.

Eric Reed, best known as the trainer of 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1) winner Rich Strike, has been suspended 15 days and fined $2,500 for a gabapentin positive found in the filly She's a Saint.

Four days before the Metropolitan Handicap (G1), trainer Doug O'Neill admitted to feeling some nerves, though not for the usual horse trainer reasons.

Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert believes pace will be a determining factor in the chances for his trainee, Rodriguez, in the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.

The 22nd New Vocations All-Thoroughbred Charity Horse Show Presented by Heider Family Stables raised more than $184,000.

Fasig-Tipton has cataloged 261 selected yearlings for The July Sale, to be held July 8 at Newtown Paddocks in Lexington. The sale will begin at 10 a.m. ET.

Love Cervere, winner of the Take The A Train Stakes, will take on a field of nine in the $175,000 Soaring Softy Stakes (G3T) at Saratoga June 8. Among the entries for the 5 1/2-furlong turf sprint is the runner-up in the Take The A Train—Hey Bertie.

Like a human's comfort food, a healthy snack has helped Baeza feel right at home during his preparations for the June 7 Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course.

Todd Pletcher is no stranger to running a 3-year-old in the Belmont Stakes (G1). But this 157th edition of "The Test of the Champion" is not the typical experience for Pletcher.

No connections are going to celebrate a championship in early June, but the results of big races on the Belmont Stakes weekend cards certainly can put horses in the driver's seat for the second half of the year.

Australasian Oaks (G1) winner Benagil will bid to bounce back from a last-start 10th placing in The Roses (G2) when she lines up in the June 7 Queensland Oaks (G1) at Eagle Farm Racecourse.

There were 10 betting favorites on the June 4 card as the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course opened. But the day also featured what may be remembered as the biggest sentimental favorite of the five-day meet.

LSU Stables—in action with five horses this week at Saratoga, culminating with Far Bridge in the June 7 Manhattan Stakes (G1T)—got off to a quick start June 4 with a victory from Bank Frenzy in the $200,000 Commentator Stakes.

It's the showdown everyone was hoping for June 7 in the $2 million Belmont Stakes (G1) at Saratoga Race Course: Sovereignty vs. Journalism.

Making her second start this year, 4-year-old Ways and Means leads a field of seven fillies and mares in the seven-furlong, $300,000 Bed o’ Roses Stakes (G2) June 6 at this year’s Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga Race Course.

Rogue Legend will sport the colors of John Stewart’s Resolute Racing at Royal Ascot later this month after the talented 2-year-old son of Havana Grey was bought from the Rogues Gallery Partnership for an undisclosed sum.

With each trainer considering the talents and capabilities of their horses, trainers Bill Mott and Michael McCarthy are both comfortable with the race spacing of their classic winners going into the Belmont Stakes (G1) June 7 at Saratoga Race Course.

Amplify Horse Racing is now accepting applications for the fall 2025 session of its Mentorship Program, open through June 24. This free, educational program connects youth and young adults with experienced Thoroughbred industry professionals.

Horse racing is evolving and so is the way fans experience it. With a new Belmont Park, the New York Racing Association is betting big on both.